| Automating Preflight PDF With Acrobat 8 - Automatic | | | | anywhere. |
| Preflight Software | | | | Keep Profile [profile] |
| Adobe is calling this Preflight, but any analysis of a PDF | | | | Means to use currently selected profile for the preflight |
| file is POST-FLIGHT. True Preflight is proactive and is | | | | inspection. |
| done on source files creating the PDF, the final result. | | | | Capture |
| POST-FLIGHT is not good production methodology | | | | Will insert the profile being used to the profile list under |
| because it just ensures extra work because you | | | | the Imported Profiles category. |
| aren't catching and fixing the problems at an early | | | | Change Profile |
| stage, thus you ensure rework. So, please, educate | | | | Shows a menu of all available profiles. You can select |
| yourself and start with a good preflight procedure and | | | | a different profile for the preflight inspection. |
| preflight checklist for both you and your file providers. | | | | Run Preflight Profile Without Applying Fixups |
| Sometimes the PDF came from somewhere else, | | | | Reports on problems without correcting them. |
| thus it's just too late to do it right. You need to verify | | | | Available only if you choose a profile with a fixup for |
| that it's OK to use. So here's how to create a droplet | | | | correcting problems. |
| with Acrobat 8. In Adobe Acrobat 8 you can more | | | | Copy PDF File |
| easily preflight PDF files automatically. The application | | | | Copies the PDF to the Success or Error folder. |
| has functionality to create droplets much like Adobe | | | | Move PDF File |
| Photoshop has. Not only can you create a droplet, you | | | | PDF will be moved to the Success or Error folder. |
| can edit a droplet for preflight of your PDF files too. | | | | Save Alias Of PDF File |
| By inspecting your files with a droplet, you can more | | | | Alink to the PDF created in the Success or Error |
| quickly and easily identify problem files. Then, there's an | | | | folder, PDF file is not moved from its location. |
| optional report giving you the dirt on those bad PDF | | | | Create Report And Save In Success/Error Folder |
| files that were not properly preflighted before they | | | | Can change the type of preflight results reported and |
| were created. | | | | detail in that preflight report. |
| First, You Create A Preflight Droplet | | | | Settings |
| (A) Choose Create Preflight Droplet from the Options | | | | Change report options here. |
| menu in the Preflight dialog box. | | | | Success/Error Folder |
| (B) Choose a Preflight profile from pop-up menu. | | | | Specify the folder for the files and reports generated. |
| Create new one if exact profile you need is not listed. | | | | Display A Summary PDF |
| (C) Specify settings for handling the PDFs after the | | | | A summary can be generated showing mismatches |
| preflight inspection, and then save the droplet. | | | | from the preflight process indicating location of each |
| Next, You Edit Your Droplet Settings | | | | file with an active link to each PDF listed. |
| (A) Double-click the Droplet icon , or Edit Preflight | | | | I hope this article and directions prove useful to |
| Droplet from Options menu of Preflight dialog box. | | | | Prepress and Graphic Design Professionals. If yoy run |
| (B) Change the settings you want to modify, and then | | | | in to problems or have further questions, join our |
| save the droplet. | | | | Prepress Forums & Graphic Design Forums and there |
| Here's Details on Available Droplet Settings | | | | are many very experienced users to assist with |
| Droplet options can specify how your Preflight droplet | | | | anything you need help with. On our forums you can |
| will processes PDF files dragged to the your Droplets | | | | ask and answer questions, collaborate with others in |
| icon. I would recommend if this is working well for you, | | | | your field. Currently almost 20,000 members |
| put that Droplet icon into the Dock, or Left sidebar of | | | | worldwide. |
| OS X so you can easily drop files to it anytime | | | | |